Former Death bassist passes away

Former Death bassist Scott Clendenin has passed away according to an official statement from the band. The musician was 47.

Clendenin was part of the group's final line-up; performing with the death metal outfit between 1996 - 2001.

Death write:

"With a sense of shock I'm letting all of you know of the passing today of former DEATH bassist Scott Clendenin. Scott had some health challenges in the last few years but was optimistic about his prospects. Of course he was the skilled player on The Sound of Perseverance DEATH album, and recently participated in two DTA live runs, in 2012 and 2013, including the highlight of his acoustic guitar in a poignant rendition of Voice of the Soul. Our thoughts go out to Scott's family at this difficult time. ERIC"

Moreover, The Black Dahlia Murder's Trevor Strnad provided his sentiments online, writing:

"I had the pleasure of sharing the stage with Death bassist Scott Clendenin during the Chicago stop of the first Death To All Tour. He was cool to me and had some kind words about TBDM to boot. Utmost respect to yet another great player in the world of death metal who left us too soon... hopefully he and Chuck are somewhere shredding it up right now."